One patient and family at a time.
What began at the Cipla Palliative Care & Training Centre, Pune has grown into a nationwide effort to make quality palliative care accessible to all. Inspired by the Centre's impact, we now work across India to bring compassionate care closer to patients living with serious illnesses, strengthen health systems, and build awareness around the right to dignity in care.
Through partnerships with Governments, NGOs, and community organisations, we enable multidisciplinary teams—doctors, nurses, social workers, and counsellors—to deliver care in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and homes, ensuring comfort and support at every stage of illness.
Together, we work to reach more patients and families in need.
We believe every person living with a serious illness deserves access to palliative care as close to diagnosis as possible.
To make this a reality, we are strengthening the ecosystem through a multi-pronged approach:
"It is essential for us to foster a culture for palliative care in our health system- a new lens at looking at patient care, focusing not on the disease but on the person. We require every health care worker to communicate effectively, to listen to patients and families and learn how to work together in teams- to optimize resources and skills in overstretched systems like India. Cipla Foundation's commitment to support specialised human resources is key to unlocking the transformative power of palliative care within the health care system."
"The CSR partnership with Cipla Foundation has transformed palliative care at AIIMS Jodhpur. Since September 2023, their support enabled us to launch a dedicated home- based palliative care service, reaching over 600 patients who could not access hospital care due to illness, poverty, or distance. With free medicines and essential equipment, we've eased both suffering and financial burden. This collaboration empowered our team, inspired a model for community-based care, and brought dignity and comfort to families in need. We are deeply grateful to Cipla Foundation for believing in our vision and helping us bring humanity back to healthcare."
